German summer offensive of 1943
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The German summer offensive of 1943 was a major Wehrmacht campaign on the Eastern Front, centered on the Battle of Kursk and intended to regain the strategic initiative from the Soviet Union.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German summer offensive of 1943 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht campaign
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military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Citadel
NERFINISHED
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Unternehmen Zitadelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extensive Soviet defensive preparations
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heavy German casualties ⓘ heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ large-scale tank battles ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich von Manstein
NERFINISHED
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Günther von Kluge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Hoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-07-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Smolensk operation of 1943 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
German offensive in the northern sector of the Kursk salient
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ⓘ
German offensive in the southern sector of the Kursk salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Central sector of the Eastern Front
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Kursk salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Prokhorovka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWeapon |
Panther tank
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Tiger I tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
eliminate the Kursk salient
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regain strategic initiative on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
NERFINISHED
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Georgy Zhukov NERFINISHED ⓘ Konstantin Rokossovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Kursk
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Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | German High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German defeat at Stalingrad
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German defeat in the Battle of the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German operational failure
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Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-07-05 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | permanent loss of German strategic initiative in the East ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | last major German strategic offensive on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
Luftwaffe air support
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armored units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
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